Video: Rediscover Silay

The Rediscover Silay is a 40-minute video project of Silay Tourism Office as one of the highlights for the Al Cinco de Noviembre celebration. Know more about this genteel town and its important role in the history of Negros. This video documentary is another excellent work of Leo Vision Multimedia. I have worked once with [...]

No More Logging in the Northern Negros Natural Park

The remaining 16,487 hectares of forest cover at the Northern Negros Natural Park are nor protected from commercial logging with Republic Act 3680 imposing a logging ban in the 3rd District of Negros Occiental which comprise the cities of Silay, Talisay and Victorias and two municipalities, E.B. Magalona and Murcia. President Arroyo signed into law [...]

El Ideal Bakery: Serving Good Food Since the 1920s

Silay City in Negros Occidental is famous for mansions and good food. El Ideal Bakery is both. Housed in a National Heritage Site, El Ideal is also famous for its heritage recipes which it has served since the 1920s. El Ideal is more than just a bakery, it’s an institution, a cultural heritage, a story [...]

Seafood Restos at Brgy. Balaring, Silay City

(Guest post by The Absentee Negrense) Balaring, a small barangay in Silay City, is one of our family’s frequent lunchtime destination. We usually go here after the Sunday morning mass especially when the weather is breezy and the skies are clear. Hectares of sugarcane plantations hide rows of seaside restaurants such as this. (Tama Plaza, [...]

The Day Negros Bluffed Its Way To Freedom

Today, Negrenses celebrate the 110th anniversary of Al Cinco de Noviembre to commemorate the Negrenses’ uprising against the colonizers on November 5, 1898. The uprising led to the surrender of the Spanish troops in the province and the establishment of the short-lived Cantonal Government of Negros reuniting Negros Occidental and Oriental. Led by Gen. Juan [...]

Welcome to Bacolod, City of the World

Last October 1, no less than the Philippine President Gloria Arroyo officially opened the 29th MassKara Festival. It was a historic event since it was the first in the 29 years of MassKara Festival that a Philippine President graced the occasion. This year’s theme is “Bacolod, City of the World” truly reflects the recent wave [...]

7 Negros Occidental Cities Ready to Streamline Business Licensing System

Seven cities in Negros Occidental yesterday forged a Memorandum of Understanding with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) for the implementation of Streamlining Business Permits and Licensing System (BPLS) Project.  This project is aimed at upgrading their business permits and licensing issuance system, a common backlog in starting a [...]